Milford, United States
An Old Spawn and the Birds That Follow
Only A new or full moon high tide with warm calm water; a cold snap or an onshore blow can flatten a spawn entirely
Access: guided
Where to see it
- Slaughter Beach — primary_viewing
- Mispillion Harbor — primary_viewing
- Cape May — primary_viewing
Horseshoe crabs haul up the Delaware Bay beaches to spawn around the new and full moons of May and June, usually on the night high tide. Red knots and other shorebirds arrive to fatten on the eggs and are mostly gone by early June.